Prospective study of the incidence of serious posterior maxillary haemorrhage during a tuberosity osteotomy in low level Le Fort I operations

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 538-542

  O'Regan, Barry ^a   Bharadwaj, Girish ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Descending palatine artery; Le Fort I osteotomy; Orthognathic; Posterior maxillary haemorrhage; Pterygomaxillary separation; Tuberosity osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAW MOVEMENT; JAW RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MOLAR TOOTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OSTEOTOME; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SENSORY EVALUATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH ROOT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY ARTERY; MAXILLARY DISEASES; ORAL HEMORRHAGE; OSTEOPHYTE; OSTEOTOMY, LE FORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID BONE;

EID: 34548598217     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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